Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Mike Ashley has apologised for "ill-judged and poorly timed" emails to the government from Frasers Group, the company behind Sports Direct and House of Fraser, and placed its entire fleet at its disposal. Read More… |
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Karen Prior, group finance director at Anpario plc, offers her expertise on growing a business. Read More… |
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Nottingham-headquartered engineering company Van Elle is to enter discussions with its bankers and other debt providers to provide medium-term financing options to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Read More… |
Leicestershire-headquartered building materials giant Breedon's £178m deal to acquire the UK assets and operations from a counterpart is to be delayed. Read More… |
A £140m acquisition by Future looks set to proceed after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was minded to accept undertakings given by the media group. Read More… |
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This blog had been intended as the fourth in our series on preparing a business for sale and planning for the future. Considering the extraordinary circumstances we now all find ourselves in and in response to questions from clients and contacts, Catriona Attride, national head of private wealth at Gateley Legal, will be using this opportunity to address some of the concerns we have been presented with. Read More… |
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The chief executive of Leicester-headquartered wealth management firm Mattioli Woods has reduced his basic salary to zero while other board members have cut their wages or fees by 50 per cent. Read More… |
Retail giant Next has temporarily closed its online, warehousing and distribution operations. Read More… |
Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has announced two partner promotions at its Leicester and Nottingham offices. Read More… |
Leicester-headquartered Topps Tiles has said it remains "resilient" and is "confident that the group is well positioned" to recover once the virus crisis subsides. Read More… |
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has detailed the economic steps the government is taking to help the self employed in a move which has been broadly welcomed by business organisations. Read More… |
The organisers of Download Festival, which is staged near Donington Park, have confirmed this year's event will not go ahead. Read More… |
Burton-upon-Trent-based Northbridge Industrial Services is "confident" of its ability to recover from a temporary downturn in the coming months. Read More… |
A Chesterfield-based care provider has launched a nationwide recruitment drive to assist its frontline teams in meeting the challenge of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Read More… |
Central England Co-op has brought forward its annual share of profits and increased its staff discount to thank employees for their work during the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
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An operator has been appointed to manage a new £8m enterprise centre in Northamptonshire which will house up to 200 employees. Read More… |
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said only emergency and critical construction work should be allowed to continue in order to protect the industry's workforce. Read More… |
Build-to-rent (BTR) specialist Ascend has been buoyed by strong revenue efficiencies for its latest fund. Read More… |
The national head of business rates at property consultancy Knight Frank has called on the government to scrap its proposed business rates revaluation amid the coronavirus crisis. Read More… |
OYO Hotels & Homes is keeping the doors to many of its UK hotels open to provide accommodation for key workers. Read More… |
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Rolls-Royce's executive directors have agreed that half of the remaining annual bonus owed to them should be retained by the company for an indefinite period because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
Potato supplier Branston has launched a recruitment drive for temporary jobs at its Lincolnshire factory in order to accommodate the country’s increased demand since the coronavirus outbreak. Read More… |
The outlook for the British car manufacturing industry is of "deep concern", the chief executive of the SMMT has said. Read More… |
Müller has launched a significant recruitment push for up to 300 additional key workers following strong consumer demand for dairy products like fresh milk, yogurts and butter. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | A recently acquired food and beverage consultancy in Leicestershire has worked with smoothie maker Innocent which is opening a new factory in Rotterdam which will create almost 200 jobs. Read More… |
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